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I H. CRAIGHEADf PLAQUE..

N 286,118. i .1w x/fw Patented 001;. 2, 1883.

nbias-ses A HORACE ORAIGHEAD,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PLAQUE.

SEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,118, dated Getober2, 1883.

To LZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, HORACE GRAIGHEAD,

with paint or like ornamental substance, pro- A tecting the back, whenfinished, by a shell of sheet met-al or other suitable material, andthen mounting the iinished plaque in a suitable frame.

In the accompanyiag drawings, Figure l is a face view of a plaqueembodying my im-` provement, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section of thesaine, and showing it as formingY part of a card-receiver.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in bothiigures.

A designates apiece or shell of transparent glass, which is here shownas diShshaped; or, inf other words, as coneavo-convex- To the back ofthis piece of glass is applied any desired picture, B. This picture maybe delineated on paper in colors and stuck, by any mucilaginous or othersuitable adhesive substance, to the back of the piece of glass, in whichcase it will be pressed very close to the glass and rubbed over to forcethe air out from between it and the glass, as also to cause it to adhereat its edges to the glass. The picture may be transferred from a paperor other suitable backing to the back of the glass, if preferable. Afterthe picture is applied to the back of the glass, l cover the portions ofthe back of the glass which surround the picture with any desirablebacking, O. Preferably I cover the same with a paint of any desiredApplication filed May 8, 1883. (No model.)

color, or with any ornamental substance re sembling a paint, such, forinstance, as a liquid gilt. Such paint or like substance maybe appliedby dipping the whole of the back of the glass and picture into it; or itmay be applied with a brush or other means.

As a protection to the picture and the paint metal or other suitablematerial, extending over the same, and secured thereto by having itsedges turned over the edges of the piece or shell of glass.

The plaque thus made is handsome, exceedingly cheap, and very durable.This plaque may be used as an ornament of any kind.

E designatesa frame, which may be made of metal or other suitablematerial and of any desirable configuration. It extends over the frontedges of the'plaque, and is shown as being secured to the plaque bymeans of a ring or bezel, F, of metal, extending over the back of theplaque and secured to the frame by screws or otherwise. v

The plaque thus framed may be hung on a Wall, or it may form part of acard-receiver or other article. I have shown it in Fig. 2 as formingpart of a card-stand, such as is used on a table.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

`In a plaque, the combination of a piece or shell of glass, a picture ordesign applied to the back, a backing of paint or like ornamentalsubstance for the portion of the piece or shell of glass surrounding thepicture or design, a covering of sheet metal extending over thepicturewor design an d backing, and a frame surrounding the whole,substantially as specified.

Hennen clinici-inni).

Witnesses:

T. J. KEANE, A. L. BROWN.

or other backing, l employa oever, D, of sheet

